Exam 3

Question 1

Dramaturgy

Answer 1

how people perform/present themselves

Question 2

“Doing Gender”

Answer 2

people attempt to express their gender through audiences (feminities and masculinities)

Question 3

Why do men commit more crime than women?

Answer 3

Because of stigma that they need to be aggressive and in control. Taught to bottle up emotions and not show weakness.

Question 4

Key points of labeling

Answer 4

crime is inherent, peoples reactions define crime

Question 5

3 characteristics of labeling

Answer 5

qualitative research, inductive research, questioning authority

Question 6

consequences of labeling

Answer 6

blocks opportunities (education & employment), creates repeat offenders

Question 7

primary deviation

Answer 7

when deviant identity doesn’t stick

Question 8

secondary deviation

Answer 8

label sticks

Question 9

4 major criticisms of labeling approach

Answer 9

conflict theory, feminism, identity politics, mainstream criminology/sociology

Question 10

Conflict theory

Answer 10

how inequalities of power and resources are the source of crime

Question 11

Feminism

Answer 11

patriarchy subjects women to disadvantages

Question 12

Identity politics

Answer 12

classifications of deviance are reflections of power

Question 13

Mainstream criminology/sociology

Answer 13

labeling did not focus on causes of crime and deviant behavior

Question 14

3 main questions labeling scholars ask

Answer 14

1. What are the sources of these labels?
2. How are labels applied?
3. What happened after labels were applied?

Question 15

Beckers typology of entry into deviant behavior

Answer 15

falsely accused, conforming, pure deviant, secret deviant

Question 16

Life course perspective

Answer 16

relationship between age and crime

Question 17

Deviant careers approach

Answer 17

series of movement through the deviant experience

Question 18

strength/weakness life course

Answer 18

considers life events, longitudinal analysis… difficult to track (people die)

Question 19

strength/weakness deviant careers

Answer 19

allows us to learn about criminal identity… isn’t always upward mobility & uncertainty of rewards

Question 20

criminal acts are often =

Answer 20

political acts

Question 21

powerless people are easy targets for law enforcement to =

Answer 21

arrest, prosecute, convict

Question 22

Vagrancy laws

Answer 22

used to protect the interests of the ruling class

Question 23

my conflict approach example:

Answer 23

white collar crime, in capitalist systems crimes of the elite/wealthy tend to go unpunished

Question 24

Moral panic

Answer 24

construction of marginalized groups

Question 25

Folk devil

Answer 25

marginalized group (ex: immigrants)

Question 26

2 type of moral panics (immigrants)

Answer 26

grassroots & elite engineered

Question 27

5 core elements of life course approach

Answer 27

Onset, Desistance, Transitions, Turning points, Re-entry (ODTTR)

Question 28

Onset

Answer 28

beginning of a trajectory by doing a criminal act

Question 29

Desistance

Answer 29

factors that lead to the end of a criminal behavior

Question 30

Transitions

Answer 30

significant life events that affect trajectory (ex: marriage)

Question 31

Turning points

Answer 31

events that cause a reduction in criminal behavior

Question 32

Re-entry

Answer 32

entering society after being imprisoned